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After a Hurricane: Can the Property Manager Be Blamed for a Lessee's Losses?

The recent decision in <i>Sears Roebuck & Co. and Kmart Corp. v. W/S Lebanon LLC</i> seems timely in light of the fact that commercial landlords, tenants and their insurance providers are grappling with the problems caused by the extreme wind and rain of hurricanes. Here's what happened in that case.

9 minute read November 02, 2017 at 12:04 AM
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Janice G. Inman
After a Hurricane: Can the Property Manager Be Blamed for a Lessee's Losses?

The recent decision in Sears Roebuck & Co. and Kmart Corp. v. W/S Lebanon LLC, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143902 (D. N.H. 9/6/17) (Sears and Kmart

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